Following The Trail OF Ramayana in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is famous to Hindu devotees as the land of the Demon King Ravana. The Hindu epic, the Ramayana dwells on the beauty and splendour of Sri Lanka, for Ravana was said to be a rich king, the brother of Kubera, the treasurer of the Gods.
Ravana was deemed a great and good king by his own subjects and it is said that he is depicted with 10 heads, not because he was some kind of monster but because he had knowledge worthy of filling 10 heads. Yet all his knowledge, power and achievements had failed to remove his basic desire for women, legend says.
The fault was compounded when he went against all tenets of Hindu Dharma in seeking to seduce another’s wife and kidnapped the Indian princess Sita in her husband’s absence.
There are an estimated 50 sites in Sri Lanka, connected to the Ramayana.
‘’Following the Trail of Ramayana’ is based on research findings that link the sites to Lord Ram, wife Sita and demon king Ravana.
“Currently we are taking steps to promote all 50 sites in collaboration with Sri Lanka tour operators to facilitate Indian Tourists the opportunity to witness and experience the sacredness of these sites.’’
The Ramayana
For over thousands of years, the Ramayana, epic of Asia, has had an unshakeable hold on the beliefs of vast multitude of Asia's teeming millions. As diverse span of humanity as Kashmiri pandits and Combodian fisherman, it is the universal heritage of all humanity.
Sri Lanka is famous to Hindu devotees as the land of the Demon King Ravana. The Hindu epic, the Ramayana dwells on the beauty and splendour of Sri Lanka, for Ravana was said to be a rich king, the brother of Kubera, the treasurer of the Gods.
Ravana was deemed a great and good king by his own subjects and it is said that he is depicted with 10 heads, not because he was some kind of monster but because he had knowledge worthy of filling 10 heads. Yet all his knowledge, power and achievements had failed to remove his basic desire for women, legend says.
The fault was compounded when he went against all tenets of Hindu Dharma in seeking to seduce another’s wife and kidnapped the Indian princess Sita in her husband’s absence.
There are an estimated 50 sites in Sri Lanka, connected to the Ramayana.
‘’Following the Trail of Ramayana’ is based on research findings that link the sites to Lord Ram, wife Sita and demon king Ravana.
“Currently we are taking steps to promote all 50 sites in collaboration with Sri Lanka tour operators to facilitate Indian Tourists the opportunity to witness and experience the sacredness of these sites.’’
The Ramayana
For over thousands of years, the Ramayana, epic of Asia, has had an unshakeable hold on the beliefs of vast multitude of Asia's teeming millions. As diverse span of humanity as Kashmiri pandits and Combodian fisherman, it is the universal heritage of all humanity.
Emerging from the mists of the forested banks of India's northernmost rivers, the crown jewel of a rich oral tradition, the song of Valmiki has become a pillar of principles, a symbol of the victory of good over evil, and a metaphor for the battle between the forces of light and darkness within every human soul.
The legend of Rams, Prince of Ayodhya, where the darkly handsome prince in exile, unswervingly confronts and overcomes fearsome odds in the form of the mightiest demon-king of his time and the heartbreaking injustices of court intrigues, with equanimity and generosity in thought and action, has also left behind a rich legacy of sites and temples in the country where the most significant events of this epic took place - Lankapura - SriLanka
Sri Lanka's Rich Ramayana Heritage
Sri Lanka is the proud custodian of more than 50 Ramayana sites from the place of Seeta Devi's captivity to the battlefields where vast armies clashed, to the groves of exotic herbs dropped by the monkey god Hanuman, to the ultimate theatre of war where Lord Rama slew Ravana, the ten - headed demon - king.
Sri Lanka's Rich Ramayana Heritage
Sri Lanka is the proud custodian of more than 50 Ramayana sites from the place of Seeta Devi's captivity to the battlefields where vast armies clashed, to the groves of exotic herbs dropped by the monkey god Hanuman, to the ultimate theatre of war where Lord Rama slew Ravana, the ten - headed demon - king.
People living in the areas where great events took place, remember to this day the connection of their soil to the great epic. An oath taken at the spot where Seetha Devi undertook 'Agni Pariksha' is still considered valid in village courts or grama sabhas. The color of the soil of the ancient battlefield is still red today, and is still surrounded by lighter coloured earth. One of the airports of Ravana, torched by Hanuman when he came looking for Seetha Devi, still has a scorched -earth look. A patch of darker soil surrounded by brown earth. Exotic alpine Himalayan species are found suddenly amidst tropical Sri Lankan vegetation, the legacy of Hanuman's heroic voyage carrying a mountain with life- restoring herbs.
Incredibly, the names of places have come down to modern times unchanged. Though great social, cultural and religious changes have taken place in Sri Lanka since.
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